Joes stories
Baseball
Thomas Jefferson 6, Ringgold 1: A five-run first inning was all Thomas Jefferson needed for a 6-1 victory over Ringgold in a Section 3 game in Class 4A.
McClain Flinn allowed five hits and one run over five innings for TJ (2-0, 4-2). Flinn also drove in two runs with a single. Cam Dimidjiann singled and scored twice. Dylan Mallozzi worked two shutout innings in relief and added double.
Koby Bubash went 2-for-3 and drove in a run for the Rams (2-1, 3-3).
Monessen 16, Geibel 1, 3 inn.: Monessen used 12 hits to pound out 16 runs in a 16-1, three-inning victory over Geibel in a Section 2-A game.
Vin Rhome had two hits and drove in four runs for Monessen (2-1, 3-2). Marcus Tansmore had two hits and two RBI. Tyler Swann picked up the win and also doubled. Zach Evans doubled.
Geibel fell to 0-2 and 0-4. It was the first run Geibel scored all year. The Gators have been outscored 73-1 so far.
McGuffey 9, Beth-Center 3: Ryan Sullivan struck out nine and did not issue a walk in McGuffey’s 9-3 win over Beth-Center in a Section 3-AAA game.
Jake Orr had a single, double, two RBI and scored three times for McGuffey (3-0, 4-2). Seth Burgdolt also doubled. Chad Fleischauer doubled and drove in two runs. Brock Wallace drove in two runs.
Ryan Ross had single, double and scored a run for B-C (2-1, 2-3). Losing pitcher Cameron Palmer struck out seven.
Brownsville 15, Jefferson-Morgan 0, 4 inn.: D.J. Zymkoski hit a three-run home run in the third inning, part of a five-RBI day, as Brownsville routed Jefferson-Morgan in a four-inning, non-section game.
Austin Lincoski, Nick Keeney and Rocco Frisco each had a double for the Falcons (5-1). Cam Brosky allowed two hits over four innings to pick up the win.
Jefferson-Morgan fell to 1-4.
Keystone Oaks 11, Washington 0, 6 inn: Sam Tortorella pitched a perfect game in Keystone Oaks’ 11-0, six-inning win over Washington in a Section 3-AAA game.
Tortorella retired all 18 batters, 14 by strikeouts, for KO (2-1, 3-2). He also drove in four runs with two singles and a sacrifice fly. Nate Brooks went 3-for-4 with three runs and Ben Kvederis went 3-for-3 with a run and RBI.
Washington fell to 0-3 and 1-6.
Softball
Chartiers-Houston 12, Carmichaels 7: Kasey Scears homered twice and drove in five runs to help Chartiers-Houston outslug Carmichaels, 12-7, in a Section 3-AA game.
Bella Hess singled, drove in two runs and scored twice for the Bucs (4-0, 8-1). Ella Brookman went 2-for-3 with and RBI and run thanks to a triple. Lauren Lober doubled and scored twice and also drove in a run. Kkaci Alderson went 2-for-3 withe a double, RBI and run.
Kylie Sinn hit a solo home run for the Mikes (3-2, 4-3) and Mia Ranieri had a two-run home run. Madison Ellsworth had two hits, including a double, two RBI and scored twice. Gina Ranieri doubled and scored a run.
The Mikes took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first but C-H countered with five runs in the bottom of the inning. C-H made it 8-3 in the fourth and 10-4 in the fifth before the Mikes scored three in the top of the seventh.
Montour 15, Trinity 14: Montour scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh and 10 combined over the last three innings to rally to beat Trinity, 15-14, in Section 3 of Class 5A.
The Spartans (4-1, 4-3) rallied from deficits of 9-5 after four innings and 13-7 after 5 1/2 innings.
Angelena LaMarca doubled, homered, drove in four and scored four times for Montour. Abigail McClean went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a run and Izzi Mannino knocked in a pair and scored once.
Bailey Bell homered twice and drove in six runs for the Hillers (2-1, 5-2) and Kylie Pollard hit a single, two home runs and drove in five runs. Bayleigh McCullough went 2-for-4 with three runs and Marlaina Bozek doubled twice, singled, scored a run and drove in a run. Alyssa Rager went 3-for-5 with an RBI and Cam Meier went 2-for-2 with two runs and an RBI.